Philippians 1:21-30 - Living Is Christ

²¹ For me to live is Christ, and to die gain. ²² And if to live in the flesh, this to me the fruit of work: and whether I shall be taken away I know not ²³ For I am pressed together from two, having one eager desire to be loosed, and be with Christ (rather much better:) ²⁴ And to tarry yet longer in the flesh is more necessary for you. ²⁵ And confident in this, I know that I shall remain, and shall remain near together with you all for your advancement and joy of faith: ²⁶ That your boasting may abound in Jesus Christ in me, for my coming again to you.

²⁷ Only live as citizens worthy of the good news of Christ: that whether coming and seeing you, whether being absent, I shall bear the things concerning you, that ye stand in one spirit, one soul, fighting together in faith of the good news; ²⁸ And terrified in nothing by them being hostile to you: which to them is truly an indication of destruction, and to you of salvation, and this from God. ²⁹ For upon you was it conferred as a favor for Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him; ³⁰ Having the same struggle which ye saw in me, and now hear in me.